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Minutes · Feb 22, 2011

February 22, 2011

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1 Public Meeting – February 22, 2011 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 7:00 P.M. Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk, read the following statement: This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Public Law, 1975. A notice of this meeting was mailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on November 19, 2010. Roll Call: Present: Councilman Cirilo, Councilwoman McCartney, Councilwoman Spango, Councilman Krakoviak, and Council President Anderton Absent: None The Township identified and presented for unanimous consent, Item 7 (Report) and Item 11 (Certain Resolutions). These items are considered to be routine in nature by the Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If any discussion is desired by the Council, or the public, that particular item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. On motion made by Councilman Cirilo and seconded by Councilwoman Spango, the Consent Agenda was implemented. All members voting “Aye”. Public Comment The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to make a statement at this time. Jerry Eben, Walker Road, West Orange commented on the Downtown Redevelopment Project. Nat Turner, 675 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, West Orange commented on the 2011 Local Municipal Budget. Windale Simpson, Hillside Avenue, West Orange commented on the Business Administrator/Police Director salary and reorganization ordinance. Ed DeRosa, Manger Road, West Orange commented on the proposed police layoffs. Anthony Pugliesi, Public Information Officer for Essex County updated the Council on current Essex County events. There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. Report The Municipal Judge’s Report for the Month of January 2011 was received and placed on file.

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2 Bills The Bill List was received and ordered paid. Summary of the Bill List is attached. Resolutions The following resolutions were adopted: Resolution #28-11 Resolution Authorizing Raffle Licenses Resolution #29-11 Resolution Extending the Existing Contract for the Year 2011 for the Purchase of Auto Parts to the Following Companies: United Motors, Inc., Teaneck, NJ, Samuels Inc. t/a Buy Wise, Vauxhall, NJ and Sansone Ford Lincoln Mercury, Ocean, NJ Resolution #30-11 Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Grant from the NJ Health Officers Association in the Amount of $10,000 Which Will be Used to Implement H1N1 Corrective Actions Within the Township Resolution #31-11 Resolution Authorizing the Payment of the Base License Fee in the Amount of $304.00 to be Paid to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for Use of Music at Various Township Events Resolution #32-11 Resolution Authorizing a Refund for Municipal Parking Permit Nos. 2240, 2241, 2242 and 2243 in the Amount of $233.33 Resolution #33-11 Resolution Authorizing the Township to Enter Into a Federal Aid Agreement, No. 2011-DT-BLA-203 with the NJ Department of Transportation for the Downtown West Orange Streetscape and Transportation Improvements Resolution #35-11 Resolution Authorizing Financial Reimbursements to Twenty Private Communities for the Cost of Street Lighting Resolution #36-11 Resolution Authorizing Financial Reimbursements to Twenty Private Communities for the Cost of Snow Removal

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3 Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance #2310-11 On motion made by Councilwoman Spango and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 23 SECTION 1.1 OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ENTITLED “POOL FEES AND RATES”, was taken up on second and final reading. All members voting “Aye”. The Council President stated that this is the scheduled time for the public hearing and asked the Clerk to read the ordinance by title only. The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to be heard. Deputy Director William Kehoe, Recreation Department commented on the above ordinance and responded to questions from Council. There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. On motion made by Councilwoman Spango and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on second and final reading and ordered advertised according to law. All members voting “Aye”. Ordinance #2311-11 On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 25 SECTION 51.1 AND 51.2 OF THE GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ENTITLED “APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, was taken up on second and final reading. All members voting “Aye”. The Council President stated that this is the scheduled time for the public hearing and asked the Clerk to read the ordinance by title only. The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to be heard. There was no one who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. Following discussion and on motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, the above mentioned ordinance was tabled. All members voting “Aye”. The above ordinance will be held over until the March 8, 2011 Council Meeting pending Planning Board approval.

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4 Ordinance #2312-11 On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, MAKING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN, was taken up on second and final reading. All members voting “Aye”. The Council President stated that this is the scheduled time for the public hearing and asked the Clerk to read the ordinance by title only. The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to be heard. There was no one who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. Following discussion and on motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, the above mentioned ordinance was tabled. All members voting “Aye”. The above ordinance will be held over until the March 8, 2011 Council Meeting pending Planning Board approval. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance #2313-11 On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilwoman Spango, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 25, SECTION 46 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (PLANNING BOARD) TO SET THE TERMS FOR THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP’S PLANNING BOARD, was taken up on first reading by title only. All members voting “Aye”. The Clerk read the ordinance by title only. On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilwoman Spango, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on March 29, 2011. All members voting “Aye”. Resolution #34-11 Resolution Approving the Certification List for LOSAP for the Year 2010 Edward Coleman, Chief Financial Officer, explained the above resolution and responded to questions from Council.

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5 Following discussion and on motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the abovementioned resolution was adopted. Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Anderton voting “Aye”. Councilwoman Spango recused herself from the above resolution. Resolution #37-11 Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Transfer #5 Following discussion and on motion made by Councilwoman Spango and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. All members voting “Aye”. Resolution #38-11 Resolution Authorizing an Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing the Matters of Personnel and Contract Negotiations On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, the Council went into Executive Session to discuss Matters of Personnel and Contract Negotiations. All members voting “Aye”. The minutes of this meeting are on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. On motion made by Council President Anderton and duly seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m. All members voting “Aye”. SAL M. ANDERTON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT KAREN J. CARNEVALE, MUNICIPAL CLERK

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